Cutlery-polisher.



1 P. E. SHEE.

GUTLERY POLISHBR.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 21, 1908.

936,371 Patented Oct. 12,1909.

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PARKE E. SHEE, or LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUTLERY-POLISHEB.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PARKE E. SHEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Cutlery-Polisher, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to cutlery polishers, the object of the invention being to provide a simple, cheap and effective device for polishing knives, forks and the like which may be readily manipulated by unskilled persons and in which the polishing compound or material may be renewed and used in any desired quantity either with or without liquid.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure l is a plan view of the cutlery polisher. Fig. 2 is a vertical central longitudinal section through the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section through the device. Fig. 4; is a cross section similar to Fig. 2, showing a slight modification.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the base which is preferably of metal and provided with a marginal upstanding flange 2 extending entirely around the same and forming a cup-like receptacle for holding the polishing compound, such as sand soap, together with the proper amount of liquid such as water. A In order to provide for securing the base firmly to a table, bench or like support, the corners of the base are left solid as shown at 3 and provided with holes 4 to receive screws for the purpose stated.

The general shape of the base is rectangular and at one side of the center with the base there is an upstanding flange 5 forming a three-sided receptacle for a lower polishing block 6, the said flange being internally rabbeted to form a seat 7 for said block as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. The block 6, together with the superimposed handcontrolled block 7 hereinafter described, is preferably composed of wood or analogous material and is seated in the rabbet formed by the flange 5 and held securely during the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 21, 1908.

Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

Serial No. 444,654.

polishing operation. The base is also formed with a raised seat 8 upon which is mounted a socket plate 9 having a dovetailed aperture 10 bounded by an upstanding flange 11 as best illustrated in Fig. 1, the space within the flange 11 being designed to receive the upper polishing block 7 which is secured to a head 12 projecting upwardly from which is a handle 13 adapting the block 7 to be pressed downward with any desired pres sure toward the lower block 6.

The guide or socket plate 9 is secured in place by means of a bolt 14 which passes through said guide and also through the raised seat 8 as shown in Figs. 2 and 4t while between the guide 9 and the seat 8 there is interposed a guard or protecting strip 15 which extends slightly above the plane of the meeting faces of the polishing blocks 6 and 7 so as to form an abutting or striking surface for the edge of the knives as the latter are reciprocated or moved endwise back and forth between the blocks 6 and 7 in the act of polishing the same. The bolt 1 1 holds the socket plate or guide 9 securely to the base and also holds the guard or protecting strip 15 clamped in position.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the base is provided with oppositely arranged upstanding flanges 16 while the socket plate or guide 9 is provided with oppositely arranged depending flanges 17 which fit against the inner sides of the flanges 16 and thereby prevent the plate or guide from twisting or turning after it is once secured in place by the bolt let.

Instead of providing the upper block 7 with a handle 13 as shown in Fig. 2, in some cases a spring 18 may be used as shown in Fig. 4:, said spring having one end secured to a stationary part of the frame such as the bolt 14 while the opposite end is fastened to the head 12 as shown at 19. The tension of the spring 18 is utilized to hold the upper block yieldingly toward the lower block while moving the pieces of cutlery back and forth between the meeting surfaces of the blocks.

The polishing material, such as sand soap, combined with water may be placed in the cuplike base and may be applied to the polishing block at suitable times and in suitable quantities. The articles to be cleaned are inserted between the blocks 6 and 7 and moved back and forth while any desired pressure may be applied to the upper block in a manner readily understood, to give the best results.

I claim l. A polisher comprising a base, a stationary polishing block mounted thereon, a socket plate secured upon the base, a movable polishing block guided by said socket plate, and movable over and above the firstnamed block, and a guard or protecting strip for the cutting edge of the knife clamped between the base and the socket plate in line with the meeting faces of said blocks.

2. A polisher comprising a base, a flange extending upward from the base, an elevated seat, a stationary polishing block held in pe sition by said flange, a socket platesupported on said seat and provided with a dove-tailed opening inclosed on three sides by an upstanding flange, and an upper movable polishing block corresponding in shape and fitting within the flange of the socket plate and provided with an upstanding handle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PARKE E. SHEE. Witnesses J OI-IN H. MYERS, EMMA L. SI-IEE. 

